In this Season of Creation, we are invited to embrace our interconnectedness and recognise our role in healing ecological damage. Terry and his son Jordan will be speaking about the process of regeneration, telling the story of how pasture-raised chickens are enabling this healing at Spores Farm – all the while yielding wholesome organic eggs.

In a world facing an escalating climate crisis, Season of Creation invites us to slow down and pay attention - to delight in the beauty of God's creation, lament what is being lost, and respond with hope as we join God's work of restoration, justice, and reconciliation.

God is a relationship, The creator the unknowable one, The spirit the indwelling one, The unknowable mystery.

Who do we call criminals and how do we treat them? While there are certainly terrible crimes, and secure prisons are needed, by and large we are criminalising poverty, mental health conditions and race. We hold Royal Commissions, and commission reports, but largely ignore their recommendations. What is going on?

Margaret Clifford will provide a reflection on the Gospel Reading of the Day, (Matt 15:21-28) and discuss questions that arise from the reading, such as: What are our responsibilities as part of the human family? How big is our God?

In this week's homily, John Mark, a new member of our community, will share his parents' courageous stand for justice within the Catholic Church and his own hard-won recovery from years of chronic illness. He will reflect upon how the two things echo St Mary's in Exile's own story of overcoming adversity to become a welcoming community of inclusion and social justice promotion.

This week the Christian Church celebrates the feast of the much-misrepresented Mary Magdalene. Liz will explore a contemporary understanding of this woman of the Gospels.

The topic for this Sunday’s homily is “Who is my neighbour?”. John Scoble, a co-founder of St Lucia Spirituality, will address this issue through the parable of the Good Samaritan. He will approach the topic in an interactive manner, encouraging all of the congregation to use the process of Ignatian imaginative prayer to immerse themselves fully in the story.

Loretta will use story, reflections and songs to acknowledge Māori New Year - Matariki – which is celebrated on July 10.